The League

Let us tell you about "The League." The series is all about a fantasy football league, the kind of fantasy football league you definitely want to be a part of if only so that you can be aware of all the shenanigans that are taking place. The FXX series revels in "that is so wrong" sort of humor (you know, the kind of thing you laugh at as you shake your head and say, "That is so wrong"). Somehow, some way, each season manages to be just that much more wrong than the last season and consequently, expectations are pretty high tonight.

Past Events

On tonight's episode of "The League," we'll get to see Jay Glazer. This will occur because Jay Glazer is guest-starring on the episode. Glazer is an NFL analyst and consequently just the sort of person you see guest star on "The League" as the series is all about fantasy football. We are told Glazer will be doing a "big favor for Andre," but probably not the sort of favor that would have Andre find a group who accepts him for who he is and treats him in a respectful manner.

We believe that there will be much funny tonight on "The League," and we believe that because there are going to be two episodes of the series on. Of course, it's a little sad too, because the season is endign tonight. At least, we guess, we can take solace in the fact that "The League" season lasted longer than the NY Giants' playoff chances, those were gone by what, late September? At least there is always next year... for both "The League" and the Giants.

Rather than going at its usual 10:30pm slot, tonight's episode of "The League" is going to air at 10:00pm. Why? Because the powers the be at FXX said so--and furthermore have indicated that future episodes will also air at 10:00pm--and that's all you need know. Now, as for the plot, well, we don't want to give anything away, but some of it will feature Andre trying to help with a trade. We imagine that will go badly. Certainly, in our fantasy league, when someone meddles in someone else's trade, it isn't pretty. Here, it probably won't be pretty, but it might just be incredibly amusing, and isn't that why you watch?

Football season is here, and because football season is here, fantasy football season is here, and because fantasy football season is here, "The League" is here, and because "The League" is here, we're happy. Trust us, "The League" is the only thing that can make us laugh about fantasy football -- the truth is the NFL season is just starting and we're already thinking about looking towards next year (the draft did not go our way). The new season of "The League" is going to be airing on FX spinoff, FXX, so do make sure to plan accordingly and may your fantasy draft have gone better than ours.

After noticing subtle changes in their relationship, Ruxin grows concerned that Sofia has had a change of heart about their marriage; the guys in the league attempt to separate themselves from an unfavorable acquaintance; Jenny makes a trade.

Kevin tries to become a judge and he is forced to attend a charity event alongside the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, Ryan Fitzpatrick; the guys of the league compete to see who's the smartest with an intelligence test; Andre is in denial.

Kevin tries to become a judge and he is forced to attend a charity event alongside the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, Ryan Fitzpatrick; the guys of the league compete to see who's the smartest with an intelligence test; Andre is in denial.

Listen, there's this moment in the season of a fantasy sports league where you're likely to forget to alter your roster, where you're likely to forget that you have a game you need to be concerned about, where you're likely to think 'Hey, my baby's diaper needs to be changed and that's just more important than fantasy football.' Don't let that sort of mindset creep in. You have to fight it. And, don't think that you only have to fight it with fantasy sports, you have to fight it with shows about fantasy sports too. We may be in the third week of the new season for "The League," but that's absolutely no reason you should think that your child's diaper is remotely more important than watching tonight's episode. It just isn't (and we say this as a parent of two). "The League"'s season continues tonight. Watch.

People take their fantasy football quite seriously -- we take our fantasy football quite seriously so we know. Now, people play fantasy baseball too (again, we do), but we think that people tend to take football that much more seriously because there are fewer games over fewer weeks and so each weekend counts more. Plus, there's this FX comedy which focuses on a fantasy football league. You should check it out if you haven't seen it before, it's quite possible you'll laugh -- the show has been very funny.

Much to their dismay, Pete and Kevin are reluctantly dragged to a terrible Christmas party, but they'd much rather be spending their time watching the playoffs; Ruxin and Taco decide to take on a special mission in Chinatown.

Just as the football season is coming to an end, so too must the current season of "The League." To describe the series as a quirky show about a bunch of folks in a fantasy football league may not actually quite do justice to it. It is, also quite funny... even if you don't like fantasy football. Okay, it's just possible that the show is even funnier if you don't play or like fantasy football... if you do play fantasy football the show might hit a little too close to home (we know that it does, on occasion, for us). That isn't to say you won't find it funny, you will, it's just that it may tweak you a little.

People are obsessive (and vaguely crazy) about their fantasy football teams and nowhere is that personified better than via the characters in FX's "The League." These folks are insane about their fantasy football, they don't just take it seriously, they take it more seriously than life itself. What does that mean for you? Well, two things. First, it will help you understand where fantasy football players are coming from, and second, it will make you laugh at where fantasy football players are coming from. Trust us, we know people like this... we work with people like this.

Is there anything quite so humorous and so sad as adult men complaining about their fantasy football team (and we don't just say that because we're writing this during the exact same time that our fantasy football draft is taking place elsewhere and we're sure we're going to get a horrible team and be made fun of relentlessly for the next five months)? That's the question "The League" attempts to answer (maybe) as they head into their second season, a season complete with a guest appearance in the premiere by none other than he who was originally named Chad Johnson himself.